Community presentations are a great opportunity to showcase what you know and what your expertise can do for people, but do you feel like no one is really engaged? Are folks attending and taking in the information but not actually making the changes you suggested in their lives? Do you feel like...
Falls are a frequent complication for people with neurological disorders and some may want to modify their home to allow it to work best for them as they age. Today we’re going to discuss things to consider when balance and falls are a concern. We’ll be sharing a resource for making...
There is a lack of diversity in research, lack of programs to reach diverse populations, and lack of representation of staff to help clients who look like that. We’ve wanted to work on this for a while and now that Claire has a Latino staff member at Rogue who speaks Spanish, she’s...
Ever worked with a client with PD who had low blood pressure? Maybe they showed up with BP that surprised you. Maybe they felt symptoms and maybe they didn’t. Often their medical team has trouble managing their blood pressure because it can be affected by so many things and is a moving...
Have your Neurologic specialty certification or NCS already? Maybe you’re up for renewal or you’re just thinking about getting it in the first place. Claire recently renewed and Erin is due next year, so in today’s show we discuss the renewal process, how to prepare for it, how...
Have you ever wanted to present a poster at a conference? Have you worked with a client in a unique situation or created a unique way to work with a client and think other clinicians could benefit from hearing about it? Why aren’t there more clinicians submitting posters at conferences...
The Parkinson’s Foundation (PF) has created a Hospital Care Initiative to ensure that people with PD have improved stays at the hospital when they need to go and the best practices occur. We share the stats, resources, checklists, and information that the PF has gathered to help people...
In the show today we talk all about overground training and obstacle course training! This episode was inspired by a recent NeuroSpark call taught by Jamie Haines, PT, DScPT who presented a lecture on this topic. She presented compelling research around why as well as concrete ideas for how to...
In today’s show Claire shares the program she is building at Rogue to help women diagnosed with Parkinson’s with her recent Parkinson Foundation Community Grant. Women are considered an underserved population of folks with Parkinson’s. Fewer women are diagnosed with PD than men...
In today’s show we talk about how Claire plans to use the Parkinson Foundation community grant they were recently awarded at Rogue. She applied for 2 programs this round that got funded. Learn who she plans to help in the PD community, how she’s planning to do it, and how she plans...
Today’s focus is on glute max activation! When do you need to activate the glutes? What position should people be in to get their glutes to turn on so they’re ready for gait? Why is specificity important in neuro? JJ Mowder-Tinney, PT, PhD will give you an easy way to prime your...
Our strength equipment series continues! We’ve been on a roll discussing types of strength equipment you can use with your neuro clients, older adults, and yourself! Today’s share is on the axle barbell. We’ll discuss the details of the axle, how to use it, who it would be good...
